Publication Date: November 1, 2021
Source: Bought with Amazon Prime First Reads discount in October 2021
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Goodreads Synopsis:
After the last brick is laid, a family moves into a brand-new house. As the family grows, the house delights in the sound of laughter echoing in its halls and the pitter-patter of little feet traversing its floors and realizes it is no longer just a house. It has become a home—their home. One day, the family packs up, and with tears in their eyes, they say goodbye. The house doesn’t know if it can ever be happy again until a special couple appears and it begins to feel a sliver of hope. Perhaps it can become a home once more…Told from the perspective of a house, this story’s heartfelt text and beautiful illustrations convey a warmth of feeling as two families change and grow at different times within the same four walls.
Review:
This was such a cute book, it was heartwarming and a little sad at times but in the end a very nice tale. The story is told from the point of view of the house, a family grows up there and then sadly must say goodbye. The poor house sits and waits until another family comes to help it come alive again.
I loved that this was a tale told from the house's point of view, it was cute to think about how a house feels about us living in it versus how we often get sentimental about our homes. I love making a house a home, I move often enough to have done it a few times now. This story was very sad in some ways, the poor house being sad about losing its family, but then was so uplifting as a new family comes to live there and make it fresh and new.
Other things that I like about this book was the showcasing of the LGBTQ comminuty in a children's book and the gorgeous images throughout. I think that this would be a good book for helping young ones cope with moves, new places, but also maybe for understanding that everything has feelings . The inclusive nature is wonderful in many ways as well.
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